Well at least there is no couching going on over at Discussionist

[boston bean]

The recent vomit-fest regarding "white privilege" was a perfect illustration of how people need to demonize and create enemies in order to stay relevant. It was fascistic in its style and perfectly illustrative of the "eat your own" behavior that is inevitable when you are on a small boat adrift in the ocean and become starved for food.

http://www.discussionist.com/1015700

You can determine exactly where some stand. This ought to be enlightening!

[Squinch]

1. I predict it's going to be very gross, very fast.

So far it looks a bunch of the well tombstoned are finding a home.

[randys1]

2. I dont know what discussionist is, did some white privileged crybaby have to go somewhere

else to whine about the Blacks being mean to him? or her?

[boston bean]

3. It's DU owners new site. You can read about it in announcements.

[seaglass]

4. I'm actually LMAO at some of the goings on over there. Whining about DU under a new user

name - the writing style is a dead giveaway.

I hope those on DU who are racist, sexist and/or homophobic find a nice home over there -maybe they'll clear out of here.

[Squinch]

5. I just checked in and found people ranting about Benghazi. I'll pass.

[boston bean]

6. Pretty sure I know which previously banned poster it is.

It's a laugh riot!

Hell yeah, we can hope they will clear the hell out of here. But I doubt it. They can't help themselves. They have to control the conversation.

[TDale313]

7. I think I recognized at least one of them.

I've signed up and posted a little, but I fear it's gonna get pretty bad.

[CrispyQ]

11. "maybe they'll clear out of here."

We can hope.

It's be a cesspool over there.

[seaglass]

12. Yes, I am seeing some familiar misogynists returning and the typical whining of the MRA

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sympathizers. I could go to Reddit if I wanted to have conversations with those assholes.

Oh and now we have a DU banned homophobe.

Nah, Discussionist not for me.

[TDale313]

8. It seems to be devolving quickly

Into people getting their DU hate on.

[ismnotwasm]

9. That's the only reason for it's existence

Let the stupid motherfuckers spew.

[TBF]

10. That was my thought -

cleaning up DU for the midterms.

[BainsBane]

14. That's a point

but they have to have been working on this a while. It's another business venture. FWIW, I think it's a good idea to have a site that allows conservatives. I like the idea that people can be honest about their beliefs. I just hope more people with no association to DU join. If it remains how awful the HOFers and white privilege pushers are, it won't work.

[TBF]

16. Yes, the timing may simply be fortuitous -

I agree with that. It didn't appeal to me when I looked at it - but I am used to all the bells and whistles here. I like the way this site is set up to give us breaking news, latest threads, most rec'd threads etc. The other site is more streamlined and perhaps will draw in a younger crowd (not a bad thing). I hope people have fun with it.

[Squinch]

19. I don't think it will. I think it's only a matter of time before it's swarmed with

far right posters, as happens with most open political forums.

[BainsBane]

13. Some of our recently departed fan club is over there

And yes, I think the ability to be honest about what one believes is very important. What I find so irritating here is that I see some of the arguments as dishonest. I can deal with a conservative because he is clear that he dislikes feminism. It's the "I'm a liberal and feminist" people who then advance the same views the conservative that really piss me off.

[hlthe2b]

15. Given some of the crap posted here upsets me so much...

I often can't move on to get anything productive done (for hours)...I'm thinking I will wait on Discussionist. I'm not sure what the value of a "no holds barred" non-moderated, open-to-all site would be (correct me if I am wrong on that last aspect). Perhaps I will peruse when it becomes active, but... (ON EDIT, I see that they are having juries, so apparently, it isn't designed to be a total free-for-all)

I have to admit I am curious what admins were thinking when they decided to create it...(though it does give them an immediate excuse/contrast when certain criticisms of DU comes up)....

[Sheldon Cooper]

17. Let's be clear about what Discussionist is.

Having fully monetized this site, the owners are increasing their revenue stream by founding another message board, without the so-called "Liberal" label. Conservatives and nincompoops have money too, so why not take it from them as well? It's a business decision, that's all. It's their right to do it, this IS America, but it still all boils down to money.

Having said that, you won't see me participating there. We have enough conservatives and misogynists right here, on the premier liberal message board in the country. Why would I want to go there and see the same shit (and more!) being spewed unchecked? It makes no sense. Let them wallow in the gutter.

[BainsBane]

18. They've got an SI thread

The chief advantage of which is I quickly identified some of our fan club.